Andrea Gail

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The Andrea Gail was a commercial fishing vessel that tragically sank during the 1991 "Perfect Storm" in the North Atlantic, inspiring the book and film of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commercial fishing vessel
longliner
associatedWithPortCity Gloucester, Massachusetts
authorOfDepictingBook Sebastian Junger
causeOfSinking rogue waves (presumed)
severe storm
countryOfRegistry United States
crewCount 6
crewMember Alfred Pierre
Captain William "Billy" Tyne Jr.
Dale Murphy
David "Sully" Sullivan
Michael "Bugsy" Moran
Robert "Bobby" Shatford
crewNationality American
dateOfSinking 1991-10-28
fate lost at sea with all hands
filmActorDepictingBobbyShatford Mark Wahlberg
filmDirector Wolfgang Petersen
filmLeadActorDepictingCaptain George Clooney
homePort Gloucester, Massachusetts
inspiredWork The Perfect Storm (book)
linked to: The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm (film)
linked to: The Perfect Storm
lastCommunicationDate 1991-10-28
lastCommunicationWith sister ship Hannah Boden
locationOfLastContact Grand Banks of Newfoundland region
memorialLocation Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial
Gloucester, Massachusetts waterfront
notableFor inspiration for The Perfect Storm
loss during the 1991 Perfect Storm
operatedBy Sea Gale Fishing Company
operatingArea Grand Banks
North Atlantic fishing grounds
propulsion diesel engine
sankDuring 1991 Perfect Storm
linked to: The Perfect Storm
sankIn North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
status wreck not definitively located
subjectOf The Perfect Storm (2000 film)
linked to: The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
linked to: The Perfect Storm
usedFor commercial fishing
swordfish fishing
vesselType steel-hulled fishing boat
yearBookPublished 1997
yearFilmReleased 2000
yearOfLoss 1991

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The Perfect Storm depicts Andrea Gail